Happy Melbourne

These guys are one of my first memories of Melbourne...
on our first day here we must have walked 15km
discovering neighbourhoods, and trying to decide where we wanted to live

everywhere got a visit, and anywhere interesting
we stopped to eat, helping get a feel for the place
(also, helping me remember later)
"South Melbourne" will forever be associated with Poffertjes (mini dutch pancakes)
"Middle Park" was a savory muffin (yumm...)

By the time we got down to St Kilda we were hot, hungry and tired
we walked to the end of the pier and feasted... it was glorious.
In the water next to us where a handful of kite surfers
and I can evoke all the feelings of excitement and fear and wonder by just watching them.

I've since made friends with someone who kite surfs regularly
apparently the St Kilda spot is too crowded for a real kitee
full of a dangerous mix of amateurs and showoffs there for the crowds
if you are serious you go where there are only 4 or 5 kitees in the water.

They still get my heart beating faster,
and evoke all the feelings of excitement and fear and wonder of being new here by just watching them.